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CHRISTIAN SCHWEIGHART, P. O. Arnheim, a prominent farmer of Franklin Township, was born in Alsace, Lorraine, France, in June, 1814. His parents were John and Maggie (Brunner) Schweighart, who resided in France all their life. Christian was reared in his native place, receiving a very fair education. When twenty-two years of age, he accompanied John Smalley (now deceased) and John Berger (now a farmer of Washington Township) to America, locating on a farm of fifty acres near Sardinia. He remained there two years, then sold his land, removing into a house on his present farm. Sometime after, he purchased this farm, and removed into his present residence, located near the creek. He owns a fine farm of 248 acres, mostly under cultivation, all of which is the fruit of his own industry and economy. Mr. Schweighart’s politics have always been Democratic. He was united in marriage, in 1846, to Eve Stephan, a sister of Philip Stephan, whose farm adjoins that of our subject They were the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom are living — Jacob, a farmer of Scott Township, married Annie Kantz; Sarah, wife of John Smalley, a farmer of Eagle Township; Kate, Philip, Fred, Eve, William, a blacksmith of Carlisle, Jackson Township; Annie, Mary and Christian, Jr. Mrs. Schweighart departed this life in 1873 or 1874. She was a member of the Protestant Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Arnheim, as is also her husband.